Shoe-lace hook



Feb. 16 192e. 1,513,119

H. E. PAMBIANco SHOE LACE HOOK Filed Feb. 14, 1925 Y INVENTR Henry E. PmEni/anco ATTORNEYy Patented Feb. 16,*1926.

UNITEnl sTATss HENRY E. FAMBIANCO, OF STOCKTON, CALIFORNIA.

SHOE-LACE HOOK.

Application filed February 14, 1925.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY E. PAMBTANCO, a citizen of the United States,residing at Stockton, county of San Joaquin, tate of California, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvement in Shoe-Lace Hooks;V

and I do declare the following to be a full, clear7 and eXactdescription of the same, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, and to the characters of reference marked thereon, which forma part of this application.

This invention relates to improvements in thc construction of hooks suchas are commonly used on the upper portions of lace shoes.

rlhe principal object of my invention is to provide a device of thischaracter especially intended as a replacement or repair hook to takethe place of the ordinary hooks after the latter have pulled out, afrequent occurrence in heavy outing or work shoes.

At the same time my hook may be used as initial equipment on new shoesif desired.

A further object is to provide a device of the character which when onceis installed7 is rigid and cannot be pulled out unless the surroundingshoe material gives way completely.

At the same time my hooks are easily removed if it should be desired todo this.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device which may beinstalled by anyone without the assistance of a shoemaker and withoutthe use of any tools other than one simple implement which I intend toprovide with each box or set of hooks.

A further object of the invention is to produce a simple and inexpensivedevice and yet one which will be exceedingly effective for the purposefor which it is designed.

These objects I accomplish by means of such structure and relativearrangement of parts as will fully appear by a perusal of the followingspecification andcla-im,

In the drawings similar characters of reference indicate correspondingparts in the' several views: Y

Fig. 1 is a side view of one of my hooks as attached to a shoe.

Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a top plan viewof a hook.

SerialV No. V9,126.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a screw connection member detached.

Fig. 5 is a similar view of'a turning key provided for turning thescrew.

Referring now more particularly to the characters of reference on thedrawings, the numeral l denotes the body member of the structuresubstantial-ly cylindrical in form and provided with a deep transversegroove 2 cut in the side there-o'.

This body member is adapted to rest on the material 3 of the shoe upperin the customary place adjacent the-edge of the same with the groovefacing away from said edge.

The body is maintained in position on the shoe by means of a screw 4projecting through a. hole 5 in the material 3 and into a blind hole 6tapped in the body 1 from the face thereof adjacent the material 8 anddisposed between the inner end of the groove and the opposite side ofthe body.

If the device' is being installed on a new shoe the hole 5 would bepunched to suit7 but if a replacement job is being done the hole 5 wouldbe that from which the original l hook pulled out.

rIhe outer end of the screw has a circular disc-like head 7 ofsufficient area to more than cover any hole 5 likely to be encountered.as is also the case with the bottom area of the body l. j

To enable the screw to be turned the head has spaced and diametricallyalined Vsocketsr 8 adapted to be engaged bythe similarly spacedprojections 9 formed on a flat key 10.

This key would be supplied to purchasers of each set or box of hooks ifsold in this manner, or a certain number of keys would be included withevery purchase of a bulk lot by a repair man.

From the foregoing description it will be readily seen that I haveproduced such a device as substanially fulfills the objects of theinvention as set forth herein.

lVhile this specification sets forth in detail the present and preferredconstruction of the device, still in practice such deviarions from suchdetail may be resorted to as do not 'form a.- departure from the spiritof the. invention7 as defined by the appended claim.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and useful anddesire to secure by Letters Patent is:

A Shoe lace hook comprising a hook mem- 5 ber adaptedtobeplacedaganst.the, outer side offtheshoe material, a-serew adapted to bescrewed into the hook member from the face thereof which rests againstthe shoe material, said head having opposed sockets inwardly of itsouter periphery, and a key member having projections to enter thesockets..

In testimonyfwl'lereofif afixzmy signature.

HENRY E. PAMBIANCO.

